Andros Diagnostics

Infertility has always been a sensitive and straining issue for couples. With many studies conducted, they’ve shown that 15 to 20 percent of people within reproductive age have some level of infertility. Furthermore with infertility in men, that is actually to blame 30 to 40 percent of the time.

It’s surprising since a lot of us think infertility is primarily due to women being infertile, but that’s not always the case. The only real difference in detecting male infertility is that it’s harder than female infertility.

Male fertility is a complex process. To get your partner pregnant, the following must occur:

You must produce healthy sperm. Initially, this involves the growth and formation of the male reproductive organs during puberty. At least one of your testicles must be functioning correctly, and your body must produce testosterone and other hormones to trigger and maintain sperm production.

Sperm have to be carried into the semen. Once sperm are produced in the testicles, delicate tubes transport them until they mix with semen and are ejaculated out of the penis.

There needs to be enough sperm in the semen. If the number of sperm in your semen (sperm count) is low, it decreases the odds that one of your sperm will fertilize your partner’s egg. A low sperm count is fewer than 15 million sperm per milliliter of semen or fewer than 39 million per ejaculate.

Sperm must be functional and able to move. If the movement (motility) or function of your sperm is abnormal, the sperm may not be able to reach or penetrate your partner’s egg.

In those kinds of situations you want to be conducting male fertility tests to test male fertility. All you need to do is go to a fertility clinic. But there can be some other signs that lead up to male infertility and from those we can understand how to detect early signs of infertility.

Difficulties with Ejaculation & Orgasms

Known as “ejaculation disorder” in the medical world, this issue at the core is suggesting ejaculation isn’t normal. This means that the volume is low or happens rarely or can be hampered through erectile dysfunction.

This disorder can stem from a variety of things, but it does contribute to infertility in men. In the end,
if you do suffer from an ejaculation disorder, check with your local physician or fertility specialist .

Varicocele of the Testicles

These are the veins that appear in your testicles and serve to obstruct drainage. They also serve to lower sperm count as well and affect about 10 to 15% of men within the reproductive age range. How it is caused is really up for debate, however what’s important is the signs of this. Those signs being lumps on the testicles, dull pains, swelling, and being able to see large inflamed veins on them. Thankfully this condition can be corrected through surgery in most situations, but you still want to check for swelling and lumps on the regular.

Lower Sperm Count

With this one, it’s hard to tell at home and you’ll need to go to a male fertility clinic for a male fertility test. The reason being is you’ll need to measure how many sperm are present is your semen and only doctors have the equipment to measure it properly. When it comes to male infertility, their sperm count falls below 15 million sperm for every milliliter of semen. That’s quite a lot, but before you panic, in healthy fertile men, the sperm count of that amount ranges between 20 million and 150 million.

Dropped Libido & Other Hormones

Popular culture has men portrayed as individuals who indulge in sex more than women. Men produce a naturally large amount of testosterone which is a hormone linked to libido (aka the sex drive). It’s for this particular reason why if you should be concerned if men have a change in their sex drive and isn’t related to external events (like stress from tragic events or longer working hours). In those situations it could be a sign of male infertility.

Risk factors

Risk factors linked to male infertility include:

Smoking tobacco

Using alcohol

Using certain illicit drugs

Being overweight

Having certain past or present infections

Being exposed to toxins

Overheating the testicles

Having experienced trauma to the testicles

Having a prior vasectomy or major abdominal or pelvic surgery

Having a history of undescended testicles

Other causes

Andros Diagnostics

Andros Diagnostics is a dedicated, state of the art, male infertility lab. With the latest WHO approved equipment and complete semen analysis by CASA or computer assisted semen analysis, we provide complete diagnostic information. We are the one and only center in North India to be providing such advanced information about male infertility and semen analysis. Details like DNA fragmentation, ROS, etc. are not provided in routine semen testing, while you can get the complete package here at Andros Diagnostics.

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The Pioneers (Since 1989) We are the pioneers in IVF and ART in Chandigarh, with an experience of over 27 years. The centre was established by Dr. Umesh Jindal, who after extensive training in both India and the United States established the Gynae and Fertility research centre in December 1989 at the Chandigarh Medical Centre (CMC-17 Chandigarh)founded by late Dr. P.N. Chhuttani the former Director of PGI The Postgraduate Institute... read more